Contemporary and/or literary fiction is, I’ll admit, a genre I struggle with. On the whole, I find it bores me so finding books within it that I enjoy is… occasionally a futile-seeming exercise. However. I thought I’d challenge myself for you today and put together a rec list of the genre so, here we are! If you’re as little enamoured by this genre as I am, let me suggest these few exceptions to maybe change your mind.
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Film & TV Recs: LGBT Short Features
Listen, okay, lets be real. Sometimes you just have like 15 minutes to spare. Or sometimes 15 minutes is all that your attention span affords you. But don’t worry! Even with that limited time, you can watch amazing LGBT movies!
Related: Gay Short Features
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Author Interview: Laury Egan
Who’s ready for another interview? I know I am! Today’s is the chat we had with Laury Egan, a little while back, but nice and fresh for you to read now. Sit yourself down with a cuppa and have a scroll!
And don’t forget to follow her on twitter!
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ARC Review: Blaine for the Win
After reading and loving The Sky Blues in 2021, Blaine for the Win was one of our most anticipated reads of 2022, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. Trust us when we say you don’t want to miss out on it. But if you need a few more reasons than that, check out our review below!
And don’t forget, you can follow Robbie on twitter.
High school junior Blaine Bowers has it all—the perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriend—​senior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joey—is going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas.
Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary.
Because, according to Joey, Blaine is too goofy, too flighty, too…unserious. And if Joey wants to go far in life, he needs to start dating more serious guys. Guys like Zach Chesterton.
Determined to prove that Blaine can be what Joey wants, Blaine decides to enter the running to become his successor (and beat out Joey’s new boyfriend, Zach) as senior student council president.
But is he willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it?
Blaine for the Win
Robbie Couch
Rep: gay mc, Vietnamese American bi li, Black sapphic character, Latina sapphic character, gay side characters
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Music Releases: LGBT songs of March 2022
The music selection this month is very eclectic, if I do say so myself. And I think we all could use some reprieve that only discovering new songs can provide. So here are ten March LGBT songs that I wanted to spotlight, and over 100 more in the playlist linked at the end of the post.
That’s still not enough music for you? Try all my previous monthly posts right here!
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Excerpt: She Gets the Girl
She Gets the Girl is finally out in the world! We have been waiting for long enough! I think we all could use a little bit of a sapphic romcom right about now, am I right?
But if you’re still waiting for your preorder copy to come in, or if you’re simply still wondering how excited you should be about this book, we’re here to help you out! Below you can read the first chapter of She Gets the Girl and curb your curiosity!
And, of course, you can follow both Alyson and Rachael on twitter!
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Book of the Month: Twelfth
Are you a fan of middle grade books? Are you a fan of middle grade mystery books? Well then, today we have the book for you! It’s out in a month and a half and, honestly, it should be shooting to the tops of your TBRs. So, have a read about it, and let us know how excited you are!
And as always, you can, of course, also follow Janet on instagram.
Related: Don’t forget all releases can be found in our monthly lists here.
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Wrap-up: March 2022
I don’t know about you, but March feels like it flew by. It was February just a few days ago, I swear! But here we are, in April already. And with a wrap up post to boot.
Before we start, though, in June we’re looking to open up the blog to you guys! We’ve got 10 guest post slots open to anyone, so, if you have a post you’re burning to write, pitch us your ideas! More information about it (& the sign up form) can be found here.
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Author Interview: Liz Bowery
2022 keeps on giving when it comes to LGBT romance books, and one of them that we’re super excited about is, of course, Love, Hate & Clickbait! It’s a few more weeks before we can all bask in the glory of the gay fake dating, so in the meantime, to peak your interest even more, here’s a little chat with the author.
And don’t forget to follow Liz on twitter!
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ARC Review: Wild and Wicked Things
Finally, it’s almost time for one of our most anticipated books of the year to be out in the world! The lesbian witchy retelling of The Great Gatsby that exceeds every expectation anyone had about it! Adult fantasy keeps gifting us in the most surprising of ways.
You could still preorder a copy of Wild and Wicked Things, and in the meantime don’t forget to follow Fran on twitter, if you’re not already!
Related: interview with Fran & most anticipated LGBT releases of 2022
In the aftermath of World War I, a naive woman is swept into a glittering world filled with dark magic, romance, and murder in this lush and decadent debut.
On Crow Island, people whisper, real magic lurks just below the surface.
Neither real magic nor faux magic interests Annie Mason. Not after it stole her future. She’s only on the island to settle her late father’s estate and, hopefully, reconnect with her long-absent best friend, Beatrice, who fled their dreary lives for a more glamorous one.
Yet Crow Island is brimming with temptation, and the biggest one may be her enigmatic new neighbor.
Mysterious and alluring, Emmeline Delacroix is a figure shadowed by rumors of witchcraft. And when Annie witnesses a confrontation between Bea and Emmeline at one of the island’s extravagant parties, she is drawn into a glittering, haunted world. A world where the boundaries of wickedness are tested, and the cost of illicit magic might be death.
Wild and Wicked Things
Francesca May
Rep: lesbian mc, nonbinary lesbian mc, bi side character
CWs: domestic violence, child abuse, magic requiring self harm, blood
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Book Recs: LGBT Books That Make You Feel Feral
Specifically, I mean, they make you the personification of this gif:
Because sometimes that’s what you want from a book, right? You want it to make you feel ever so slightly (or maybe not slightly at all) insane. Well I have good news for you! Each of the 10 books here will provide just that. So, enjoy!
And hey, a lot of those titles are available on Scribd, so if you want to check out that service but don’t have an account yet, use my invite code to get 2 months for free! (This also gives me one free month.)
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Book Reviews: Gay Books for the Soul
A while back, I did a post titled lesbian books for the soul. Well, it just so happened that I had 3 books to review (two backlist, one out in May), which all happened to be gay, and so was born this post. These are all books that I enjoyed reading, so I really hope that this post convinces you to pick at least one of them (if not all of them!) up. And feel free to let me know if you do!
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Book Recs: LGBT Books With the Vibe of The Raven Cycle
There comes a time (usually after you’ve read all the fics) when you want to read a book similar in feeling to your favourite, but also different enough that it doesn’t just seem like a reread. Something to hit you right in that nostalgic spot.
That’s what I have here today: 10 LGBT books that kind of feel like The Raven Cycle. A lot of different themes going on, so let’s explore!
Related: quietly magical LGBT books & LGBT found family
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Author Interview: Genevieve McCluer
Are you a fan of vampires? Are you a fan of westerns? Are you a fan of lesbian vampires in neo-westerns? If the answer to all of these questions (or, actually, any one of them) is yes, then boy do we have the interview for you today! We spoke with Genevieve McCluer (author of the aforemention lesbian vampire neo-western) about everything under the sun* and you can read it right now!
And, when you’re done, don’t forget to follow her on twitter!
*disclaimer: not quite everything
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ARC Review: The City of Dusk
Today’s post is a review of a book we know you all must be chomping at the bit for. The City of Dusk is out in just over a week, and you don’t want to miss it. But if, for whatever reason, you’re still on the fence about things, check out our review for why you shouldn’t be!
And we’re running a giveaway of the book over on twitter, so head on over for a chance to win!
The Four Realms—Life, Death, Light, and Darkness—all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.
But the gods have withdrawn their favor from the once vibrant and thriving city. And without it, all the realms are dying.
Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs—Risha, a necromancer struggling to keep the peace; Angelica, an elementalist with her eyes set on the throne; Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with rebellion in her heart; and Nik, a soldier who struggles to see the light— will sacrifice everything to save the city.
But their defiance will cost them dearly.
The City of Dusk
Tara Sim
Rep: lesbian mc, bi mcs
Release: 22nd March 2022
